Metro Corporation

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A Japanese development studio based in Osaka. Best known for the Bust a Groove series.

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A Japanese development studio based in Osaka. Best known for the Bust a Groove series.

Developed Games

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The Double Mahjong Puzzle (Game)

1 April 2001

The fourth and final entry in Metro's Toride series of mahjong solitaire games, featuring two unique variations: Gekitoride and Jan Space. It was later released for the PS2 as part of the budget Simple series.

PS2​ ARC​

Toride (Game)

1 March 1993

An arcade variation of mahjong solitaire where players have a seven-tile hand used to store and match tiles from the board.

SNES​ ARC​

Bust a Groove 2 (Game)

22 August 2000

Bust a Groove 2 is the sequel to music/fighting game by Metro Graphics, Bust a Groove. It introduces new characters with a brand new song selection.

PS1​ ARC​

BursTrick: Wake Boarding!! (Game)

6 July 2000

PS1​

Bomberman: Party Edition (Game)

10 December 1998

Bomberman: Party Edition was released for the Playstation more focused on the multiplayer side than single player.

PS1​

Dance Summit 2001 (Game)

2 November 2000

A third Japan-only installment of the Bust a Groove series, reworking the series from one-on-one dance fights to four-player group dancing.

PS2​

Daitoride (Game)

1 January 1996

The third game in the Toride series of mahjong solitaire games, changing the mechanics so that players form mahjong-style melds rather than pairs.

ARC​ SAT​

Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride (Game)

15 October 2008

A card-based arcade game based on the Kamen Rider tokusatsu series. It was later discontinued on September 25, 2013.

ARC​

Toride II (Game)

1 December 1993

The sequel to Metro's arcade game based on mahjong solitaire, featuring a new user interface and new game modes.

ARC​

Bust A Groove (Game)

29 January 1998

One of the earliest dance-based rhythm games has you perform one-on-one dance battles with 10 funky dancers.

PS1​ ARC​

Ultraman Fighting Evolution (Game)

19 February 1998

A fighter based on the popular Japanese tokatsu superhero tv show released for the ps1.

PS1​

Super Tekkyuu Fight! (Game)

15 September 1995

A Bomberman clone released in 1995 by Banpresto.

SNES​

Published Games

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Daitoride (Game)

1 January 1996

The third game in the Toride series of mahjong solitaire games, changing the mechanics so that players form mahjong-style melds rather than pairs.

ARC​ SAT​

Toride II (Game)

1 December 1993

The sequel to Metro's arcade game based on mahjong solitaire, featuring a new user interface and new game modes.

ARC​

Pang Pom's (Game)

1 June 1992

A single-screen arcade platformer where you jump around kick balloons to pop them. Despite its name and similarities, it is unrelated to the Pang series.

ARC​

Bal Cube (Game)

1 July 1996

A puzzle game by Metro and a unique take on Breakout-style bat-and-ball games, where you control the ball itself (which is now a cube).

ARC​

Sky Alert (Game)

1 October 1992

A vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up by Metro.

ARC​

Mouse Shooter GoGo (Game)

1 August 1995

A tile-matching puzzle game similar to Bust-A-Move with a unique twist: the board moves on its own and you can move around the screen to throw your ball.

ARC​

GunMaster (Game)

1 December 1994

A fantasy-themed arcade side-scrolling beat-'em-up where you can punch, pummel, and shoot your enemies.

ARC​

Company details

Name

Metro Corporation

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Developed Games

• The Double Mahjong Puzzle (Game)
• Toride (Game)
• Bust a Groove 2 (Game)
• BursTrick: Wake Boarding!! (Game)
• Bomberman: Party Edition (Game)
• Dance Summit 2001 (Game)
• Daitoride (Game)
• Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride (Game)
• Toride II (Game)
• Bust A Groove (Game)
• Ultraman Fighting Evolution (Game)
• Super Tekkyuu Fight! (Game)
• Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing (Game)
• Skydiving Extreme (Game)
• Mahou Poi Poi Poitto! (Game)
• Bravo Air Race (Game)
• Puzzli (Game)
• Pang Pom's (Game)
• Dharma Dojo (Game)
• Truck Kyousoukyoku (Game)
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Published Games

• Daitoride (Game)
• Toride II (Game)
• Pang Pom's (Game)
• Bal Cube (Game)
• Sky Alert (Game)
• Mouse Shooter GoGo (Game)
• GunMaster (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Bust A Groove (Franchise)
• Toride (Franchise)
• Bomberman (Franchise)
• Carddass (Franchise)
• Kamen Rider (Franchise)
• Simple (Franchise)
• Compati Hero Series (Franchise)
• Magical Drop (Franchise)
• Parappa the Rapper (Franchise)
• Simple 1500 (Franchise)
• Simple 2000 (Franchise)
• Ultraman (Franchise)

People

• Britney Jean Spears (Person)
• Vadim Gerasimov (Person)

Characters

• Gas-O (Character)
• Heat (Character)
• Hiro (Character)
• Kelly (Character)
• Kitty-N (Character)
• Pinky (Character)
• Shorty (Character)
• Strike (Character)
• Ultraman (Character)
• Zetton (Character)
• Alien Baltan (Character)
• Alien Metron (Character)
• Bazooka Bomber (Character)
• Bomber the Kid (Character)
• Bomberman (Character)
• Britney Spears (Character)
• Burger Dog (Character)
• Capoeira (Character)
• Columbo (Character)
• Denpa Ningen Tackle (Character)

Concepts

• Block Matching (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Mahjong Solitaire (Concept)
• Namco System 11 (Concept)
• Dancing (Concept)
• Alien (Concept)
• Breakdance (Concept)
• Combo (Concept)
• Falling Blocks (Concept)
• Flattening (Concept)
• J-Pop (Concept)
• Mahjong (Concept)
• PSone Classics (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• Tokusatsu (Concept)
• Trading Card Arcade Game (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Ballom (Concept)
• Bink Video (Concept)

Locations

• Japan (Location)
• Africa (Location)
• Bank (Location)
• China (Location)
• City (Location)
• Diner (Location)
• Factory (Location)
• Jungle (Location)
• School (Location)
• Space (Location)
• TV Broadcast Station (Location)
• Video Arcade (Location)

Objects

• Bomb (Object)
• Candy (Object)
• Dance Mat (Object)
• Daruma (Object)
• Daruma Otoshi (Object)
• Fireball (Object)
• Flail (Object)
• Gas Mask (Object)
• Glass (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Hamburger (Object)
• Hat (Object)
• Mahjong tile (Object)
• Paintings (Object)
• Parachute (Object)
• Potion (Object)
• RX-78-2 Gundam (Object)
• Robot (Object)
• Spaceship (Object)
• Sunglasses (Object)